Warner Bros has roped in "A Wrinkle in Time" helmer Ava DuVernay to direct the superhero epic "New Gods". The "New Gods" is based on the DC Comics series of the same name which was created and designed by Jack Kirby, and was first released in 1971, reported Variety.

The comic series follows a war between two alien planets -- New Genesis and Apokolips -- arrive on Earth when the ruler of the dystopian Apokolips, Darkseid, discovers that humanity holds the key to the Anti-Life Equation, which allows its user to control all living beings in existence.